The Murdaugh Murders Trial: Netflix Investigation Into Alex Murdaugh's Troubling Past

Image Source: Instagram The Murdaugh Murders Trial: Netflix Investigation Into Alex Murdaugh's Troubling Past

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[{"selector":"#anim-b923b622-5640-4d06-a216-6da4b251721c [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fe80ce69-54af-419e-9851-561dd97a131a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c329c9e8-7c7f-4715-8b7e-8ee9b6c8ec98","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 185.40634%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram a boating accident, a family housekeeper's mysterious death, and the embezzlement of millions of dollars.

[{"selector":"#anim-c7ca0eab-2c36-4562-8aca-ef4c81eb086f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0e7517de-4ff1-413b-acc5-8d8e53d010b1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6e2e7d3d-dd06-4ede-9eb3-06fad620994d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 166.53746%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram The series begins with the death of 19-year-old Mallory Beach in a boating accident in 2019 and goes on to examine the role of the Murdaugh family in the cover-up that followed.

[{"selector":"#anim-56e71a73-4177-4a2d-b03d-11b2a92e7945 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-896aca60-02d8-4ccd-b0ca-534e5b61b6bf","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bb6c05f6-7fe9-41f3-acdd-a6f822b33749","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 154.49736%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram The docuseries is filled with interviews with people who knew the Murdaugh family well, including Paul's friends and peers, who describe how wealth and privilege can seduce young people and enable their most dangerous impulses.

[{"selector":"#anim-9eea06cd-32a5-4f31-9726-1c91e46f8139 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7b05ae39-bfc2-4d21-be4c-fd90b2c0b96e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4b2b913-0cf3-49e6-a688-96bf4b487dee","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 139.73766%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Image Source: Instagram The series details the strange deaths of a local teen who was rumored to be having a relationship with the elder Murdaugh son, Buster, and the Murdaugh family housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, who was said to have tripped over the family dogs and fallen down the stairs, dying from her injuries soon after.

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